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Publishing companies in the Peterborough area

122 publishing companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 26 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £4,238 in cash and owed £12,592 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other publishing activities” (SIC 58190). Covers companies with a registered office in PE postcodes, including Peterborough, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn.

The numbers

Publishing companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePeterboroughUK
Registered companies12213,019
Formed in 2025 or 202626 (21%)23%
Being struck off or in liquidation9 (7.4%)7.8%
Typical cash at year end£4,23831 accounts£14,124
Typical amount owed at year end£12,59269 accounts£12,487
Typical number of employees171 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical publishing company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) holds £4,238 in cash and owes £12,592; that cash figure is lower than 75% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

You can start without much equipment

The typical publishing company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) carries £2,114 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 96% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical publishing company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (71 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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